Homeless

Chapter 3

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It had been a while since Asami had slept this good. She nuzzled her face just a little more into the pelts. Her hands stroke the soft fur and seemed to be searching for something. The smell of toast and coffee reached her nostrils. She sound of a door opening and closing again reached her ears.

"Afternoon sleepyhead."

The voice was warm and soft. She opened her eyes slowly and blinked a few times. She was greeted by a bright smile. "Hi..." she cleared her throat. Her voice was hoarse and raspy. She rolled on her back and moved to the side to give Korra room to sit down on the edge. "What... what time is it...?" she asked weakly.

"Passed noon."

Her eyes shot open wide. "what?! I need to...-" she shot up straight in bed, something she immediately regretted. Her horrible headache was back. She brought both her hands up to her face as if she could stop the pounding in her head that way. A soft hand on her chest forced her to lay back down.

"You need to what?" Korra asked amused. "Go outside?" she chuckled. "That's not gonna happen. I'll tie you down if I have to." She grinned and placed the tray of food she had taken with her on the nightstand.

Asami peeked through lidded eyes at the other woman. A soft smile on her lips when she saw the grin on the Korra's face.

"I dissolved some heavy painkillers in a glass of water. It tastes fucking horrible, but I can assure you, it will work within thirty minutes." Korra said and reached the glass of water to her guest.

"Thanks..." she took the glass and brought it to her lips. If it tasted as vile as it smelled, then she was in for a few horrible seconds. She drank a small portion of the liquid. "Oh my god..." she brought a hand to her mouth, she felt her stomach turn.

"It's best to drink it in one go. You can flush it with the orange juice I brought. Try not to vomit or I have to make a new one." She chuckled.

"You're mean." Asami faked a pout, took a deep breath and readied herself to drink the rest in one go. She succeeded with a little trouble and some tears in her eyes. She eagerly drank the orange juice to wash down the vile taste of the medicine Korra had given her.

"There you go." She smiled and took the empty glass. "I hope you're hungry? I wasn't sure of what you'd like. So I made a bit of everything. I got some toast, pancakes and a boiled egg."

"You... you made that for me?"

"Unless you're not hungry and someone else is laying in my bed, then yes." She giggled. "Oh and I got you some tea. First I made you coffee, but I figured you would still have a headache. Headache and caffeine don't go well."

Asami giggled and the sound was music to Korra's ears. She joined the vixen and helped her eat the food she had made for her. Cutting it into smaller pieces while Asami would use a fork to put the pieces in her mouth.

The two talked and the heiress found out that Korra came from the South. Which, now that she thought about it, was kind of a dead giveaway. She had a caramel skin tone, brightly blue eyes and everywhere in the apartment you could find different shades of blue. Especially Korra's bedroom. The furniture looked handmade and had the sign of Korra's tribe carved in them. The wardrobe, the desk, her bed and even her nightstand.

The pelts on Korra's bed were from the South as well. She had hunted the animals herself and together with her father, who happened to be the Chief of the Southern Tribe, she made sure everything of the animals was used. Nothing was spoiled or wasted and the animal that had been slain was honored.

Asami smiled and happily listened to the Southerner as she told with visual pride about her tribe and their way of life. She felt how the painkiller did it's work, her headache had gone down to a faint throbbing every so often.

"How are you feeling now?" Korra brought her hand to Asami's pale face and checked her temperature with the back of her hand. "Your fever is less. How's the wrist and ankle?"

The engineer tried to move her ankle but let out a soft whimper. "Ankle is still very painful..." she said softly, enjoying the gentle touch of Korra's hand on her face. "My wrist is pretty much the same."

She nodded. "That's to be expected I guess... it only happened yesterday." She pulled her hand back and got back on her feet. "You want to lay on the couch in the living room? You can see that I've been busy while you slept." She said with a wink.

Asami blushed but nodded. "I'd like that yes... can you hand me my crutch?"

Korra smirked. "Nope!"

She looked surprised at the other woman. Her surprise turned to shock when Korra leaned down and picked her up from the bed, after she had wrapped a pelt around her like a burrito. "Korra! What are you doing?!" she yelped and heard Korra snicker playfully.

"What does it look like?" she asked and carried her guest to the living room.

"You are aware I can walk, right?"

"No, you're not. You're hobbling around like a penguin. Besides, Kya said that you're not allowed to walk. So, tada!"

Asami giggled softly and just let her host do as she pleased. The moment they stepped out of the bedroom however, Asami gasped in shock at the scene before her.

There was a Christmas tree, decorated and all, standing next the couch. It reached all the way up the ceiling. All kinds of colors decorated the beautiful tree and little lights slowly lid up and off in a constant slow rhythm.

Korra placed her down on the couch and she couldn't stop from staring at it. "It's breathtaking..."

Just like you... Korra thought and smiled. She sat down next her guest. "You have a beautiful smile, you know that?"

Asami snapped back to reality and looked at her host, her eyes wide open. "I... really?" she had a dark blush present on her face. "I... well... t-thank you." She muttered shyly.

"I'm... not making you uncomfortable... am I?" Korra asked worried.

"No! No I'm... it's just that..." she sighed. "My ex... she... just wanted my money." She looked down at her hands that rested on her lap. "I'm not really used of... being the one that's complimented." She smiled sadly.

"Your ex is an idiot. She didn't deserve you. Trust me, one day, you'll find the one. She will treat you like a princess." She smiled reassuringly at the other woman.

"Hmm... Well... they surely can't be after my money anymore." She chuckled softly and Korra joined her.

They spend the rest of the day just chatting away and Asami eventually ended laying down on the couch. Her head resting on Korra's lap while the latter checked a list of names.